About Gene List

PF3D7_1019800 (MNMA)

Genome location: Pf3D7_10_v3:804,328..807,582(-)

Genome classification: Core

Function and Localization

Product Description: tRNA-specific 2-thiouridylase MnmA

SignalP Peptide: N/A

# Transmembrane Domains: 3

EC Numbers: 2.1.1.61 (tRNA (5-methylaminomethyl-2-thiouridylate)-methyltransferase)

Curated GO (PlasmoDB):

Type GO Term Name
Component GO:0005739 mitochondrion

Expression by stage (LR - Le Roch et al., and MCA - Malaria Cell Atlas):

Stage LR class MCA mean MCA prop. zeros
Sporozoite expressed N/A N/A
Ring expressed 0.12 0.94
Trophozoite expressed 0.74 0.60
Schizont expressed 0.89 0.52
Gametocyte expressed 0.76 0.62

More info:

Resistome Mutations

Old (Pf3D7v3) Gene ID: PF3D7_1019800

Resistome Missense Mutations: N619K

Resistome Compounds with Missense Mutations: AN13762

Resistome # Samples with Disruptive Mutations: 3 (3 missense, 0 "interesting" missense)

Essentiality (ABS)

Zhang Phenotype: Non - Mutable in CDS

MIS: 0.221 | MFS: -2.671 | #Insertions: 0

PlasmoGEM Phenotype: Essential (Pb ortholog: PBANKA_0504000)

  • Relative Growth Rate: 0.08 ± 0.14
  • Confidence: 5.36

RMgmDB ABS Phenotype: N/A

More info: PhenoPlasm Link

Binding Evidence

AlphaFill Uniprot ID: Q8IJK4

"Best" AlphaFill ligand hit: AMP (adenosine monophosphate, Local RMSD=0.52) with 2DEU (Global RMSD=4.15)

BRENDA EC Inhibitors:

EC # Name EC Inhibitors
2.1.1.61 tRNA 5-(aminomethyl)-2-thiouridylate-methyltransferase p-chloromercuribenzoate

No evidence of orthology to BindingDB entries

Orthology Information

Ortholog Group (OrthoMCL): OG6_101163

Most Similar Human Ortholog: A0A2R8Y4R7

TM-align score: 0.83 | RMSD: 2.80

Seq Identity: 0.25 | Length: 311 / 1084

All Human Orthologs (OrthoMCL):

Gene ID Description
ENSG00000100416 tRNA 5-methylaminomethyl-2-thiouridylate methyltransferase

Genetic Variation

MalariaGEN Pf7 (worldwide samples) # unique SNV/indels:

Homozygous genotype calls only

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 8 40 13 53
disruptive 31 133 57 178
missense 21 90 49 126

Any inclusion in genotype call

variant type common rare doubleton singleton
synonymous 15 72 51 82
disruptive 101 300 133 334
missense 47 187 91 220

PlasmoDB Total SNPs: 148

Non-coding: 0 | Synonymous: 114 | Nonsynonymous: 34 | Stop Codon: 0

Protein Information

Protein Length: 1084 | Molecular Weight (kDa): 130.518

UniProt ID(s): Q8IJK4

PDB ID(s): None

Isoelectric Point: 10.22

Protein Domain Annotations:

Source Family ID Description
InterPro N/A N/A
PFam PF03054 N/A
Superfamily SSF52402 N/A

Associated Publications

PMID Title Authors DOI/Link
12368864 Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Gardner MJ, Hall N, ..., Barrell B 10.1038/nature01097
34494883 A Prioritized and Validated Resource of Mitochondrial Proteins in PlasmodiumIdentifies Unique Biology. van Esveld SL, Meerstein-Kessel L, ..., Huynen MA 10.1128/mSphere.00614-21
36865327 A tRNA modification in Mycobacterium tuberculosis facilitates optimal intracellular growth Tomasi FG, Kimura S, Rubin EJ, Waldor MK 10.1101/2023.02.20.529267
37166116 The Plasmodium falciparum apicoplast cysteine desulfurase provides sulfur forboth iron-sulfur cluster assembly and tRNA modification Swift RP, Elahi R, ..., Prigge ST 10.7554/eLife.84491
35467390 Sulfur Availability Impacts Accumulation of the 2-Thiouridine tRNA Modificationin Bacillus subtilis Edwards AM, Black KA, Dos Santos PC 10.1128/jb.00009-22
30450093 Recent Advances in Our Understanding of the Biosynthesis of Sulfur Modificationsin tRNAs Shigi N 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02679
37755167 A tRNA modification in Mycobacterium tuberculosis facilitates optimal intracellular growth Tomasi FG, Kimura S, Rubin EJ, Waldor MK 10.7554/eLife.87146